Lexington

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Aircraft Carrier | U.S.A. | Tier VIII

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11,500,000

Lexington — American Tier VIII aircraft сarrier.

When commissioned, Lexington was one of the largest aircraft carriers in existence. She was converted from an unfinished battlecruiser. The ship had good armor and advanced torpedo protection. Owing to her dimensions, the aircraft carrier was equipped with a very spacious hangar and was armed with numerous AA and dual-purpose artillery. The ship's powerful propulsion created very high speeds.

Modules

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Lexington (A)	54,300	6	178		8/4	52/9/8/4				0	1,200,000
Lexington (B)	57,300	6	178		8/4	16/2/23/8/4				27,000	3,000,000

	Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)	Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
F6F Hellcat	160	1,400	0	600,000
F4U-1D Corsair Tiny Tim	169	1,460	18,000	1,500,000
F4U-1D Corsair HVAR 127 mm	169	1,460	18,000	1,500,000

	Maximum Torpedo Damage (HP)	Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
TBF Avenger	6,467	120	1,800		0	600,000
SB2C Helldiver	6,467	125	1,880		18,000	1,500,000

	Maximum Bomb Damage (HP)	Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
SBD Dauntless		122	1,890		0	600,000
SB2C Helldiver		125	1,980		18,000	1,500,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 180,000 hp	33		0	500,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Player Opinion

Performance

Overall, Lexington is a strong Tier VIII aircraft carrier. She is fast — 33.6 knots — but she turns like a brick, and her huge size advertises her presence for miles around. Although she has a strong wing of aircraft, careful usage of her bomber aircraft is vital as the anti-aircraft power of most Tier VIII ships and above that she will encounter begins to be very competitive. The higher health pool of its planes will help immensely in survival and in attack potential. The CV itself has a large detection radius of 14.5k, so careful positioning behind islands and such is vital in survival.

Attack aircraft

You have two choices in upgrading your attack planes: the HVAR 127mm rockets or the Tiny Tims. The HVARs have an HE pen of 32mm but launches the payloads more densely, making it easier to hit DDs even when mistargeted. They are somewhat less effective in attacking targets with a thick deck armour due to lack of penetration(ex. Izumo, GK, etc; useful for Republique, Alsace, most cruisers) and don't deal as much damage(max 2000) Then the have the Tiny Tims. The Tiny Tim are heavy rockets that hit hard(68mm of pen) but only 6 rockets are launched. You'll have to aim carefully in order to be successful in hitting dds with these rockets. It is best advised to use these against larger targets due to the innacuracy of the TTs. But if you are able to hit dds with these, it will reward you greatly.

Torpedo bombers

American torp planes aren't as good as IJN ones as they lack speed(35kts) and range(3.9k). However, they are able to deal more damage when all of them hit. They have a good amount of hp, which allows you to drop your payload at a closer distance. When you upgrade to SB2C Helldivers, they drop 3 torps instead of 2: giving you more chances in succeeding the drop. Closing the distance when attacking is recommended to maximize the damage and flood chance.

Dive bombers

They are effective against all BBs and cruisers as you can use HE bombs to cause multiple fires. They're not recommended to be used against DDs as they are not very accurate (unless the target is on low hp). Of course these being bombers, beware of going into a cluster of enemy ships if you fancy dropping your payload nearby them. Upgrading to the SB2C Helldiver will increase your attacking flight from 2 to 3 and bombs you to drop 1 extra bomb per payload(amounting to 6 bombs dropped at a time).

Interestingly — perhaps in a nod to her battlecruiser origins — Lexington has a greater amount of armor than would be expected of a carrier, even retaining almost a proper armor belt. Captains should be advised, though, that while her armor may bounce the odd destroyer shell, it also means cruiser and battleship armor-piercing rounds have a greater chance of causing full penetration or citadel damage that would otherwise overpenetrate on softer targets.

Pros:

Planes have a decent healthpool
Good plane restoration time
HVAR rockets have 33mm of penetration and are dropped in large amounts (24 per drop)
Can equip Tiny Tim rockets with high alpha damage, penetration and fire chance
High alpha strike and fire chance with AN-M65 bombs, with six (6) bombs per drop
Very powerful AA suite
Excellent ship speed of 33 knots

Cons:

Massive ship with poor concealment
Very large turn radius and slow rudder shift
Torpedo bombers and dive bombers have poor speed
Lexington's hull is poorly armored, takes large amounts of damage from all sources
Tiny Tims are inaccurate and only six of them are launched per attack run

Research

Upgrade to SB2C Helldiver (dive bombers, followed by torpedo bombers)
Upgrade to F4U-1D Corsair( Attack aircraft): choose between HVAR 127mm or Tiny Tim
Upgrade to Hull(B) for AA, CV health and rudder shift
Proceed to the Midway

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Lexington are as follows:

Slot 1: Air Groups Modification 1
Slot 2: Aircraft Engines Modification 1
Slot 3: Aerial Torpedoes Modification 1
Slot 4: Bombers Modification 1
Slot 5: Flight Control Modification 1

Upgrade Slot 5 offers players Concealment System Modification 1 , which stacks with Concealment Expert and Camouflage to bring Lexington`s surface detection down to a decent range of 11.8km. However, you would want Flight Control Modification 1 for more plane output.

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns.	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. Χ	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. Χ	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time. ★★★	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time. ★★	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. Χ	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes. ★★
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. Χ	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables.	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. Χ	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range. ★★★	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen. Χ	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed. ★★★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. Χ
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding.	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier. ★★★	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes. Χ	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage. ★★★	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns.	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship.	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. Χ
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only. Χ	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three.	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +25% to the armor penetration of HE shells. -50% to base chance of fire caused by HE shells. Χ	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +7.5% attack aircraft and torpedo bomber aiming speed. +15% dive bomber aiming speed. ★★	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% AA flak burst damage.	Massive AA Fire +100% instantaneous damage. No boost to continuous damage in a reinforced sector. Shorter effective cooldown. Χ	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken. Χ	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

Consumables

Lexington has access to the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party  unlimited
Slot 2: CAP Fighter  4

All aircraft carrier consumables are automatically activated.
Attack Aircraft:

Slot 1: Engine Cooling  2
Slot 2: Patrol Fighter  3

Torpedo Bombers:

Slot 1: Engine Cooling  2
Slot 2: Patrol Fighter  3
Slot 3: In-flight Repair  3

Bombers:

Slot 1: Engine Cooling  2
Slot 2: Patrol Fighter  3

Camouflage

Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 1 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce detectibility range.

Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip Lexington with Type 18 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Lexington also has an alternate premium camouflage called "Nobilium", in which she appears as she does during the Halloween scenario "Sunray in the Darkness".

Lexington has another alternate premium camouflage called "Ice and Fire - Lexington", which was sold as a collaboration between World of Warships and the famous hockey player Alexander Ovechkin.

Signals

In the past, all carriers could only mount at most four signals at a time. This is not longer the case, Lexington can mount 8 total Signals.

As a carrier, Lexington has no risk of detonating. As such, the signal () should be disregarded for this ship.

Players should mount Equal Speed Charlie London (🚫) for 50% XP gain, Zulu Hotel (🚫) for 50% Commander XP gain, November Echo Setteseven () increased AA damage, Mike Yankee Soxisix () secondary battery range & firing buff, Juliet Whiskey Unaone () flooding chance increase (Very useful), India-X-Ray () fire chance increase, Victor Lima () large fire & flooding chance increase, and India Yankee () for faster fire dissipation.

These signals are to buff the ship performance while gaining a fair bonus of XP.

Players can also choose to equip the Dragon Signal (🚫) instead of Zulu Hotel (🚫) signal the for faster commander (re)training.

Having a high leveled Captain while playing Carrier can give you an edge over other Captains.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding.	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables.	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

Lexington with Type 1 camouflage.
Lexington with Type 2 camouflage.
Lexington with Type 5 camouflage.
Lexington with Type 6 camouflage.
Lexington with Type 18 permanent camouflage.
Model of Lexington as originally built. This hull module was omitted in favor of the 1942 configuration, which replaced the 203 mm gun turrets with 127 mm dual-purpose gun turrets.
Fire and Ice camo for Lexington from the Alexander Ovechkin collaboration in 2018
USS Lexington in the Nobilium camouflage as appeared in the 2018 Halloween scenario "Sunray in the Darkness".

Historical Info

References

Ships of U.S.A.

Destroyers	II Sampson • II Smith • III Wickes • IV Clemson • V Nicholas • V Hill • VI Farragut • VI Monaghan • VII Mahan • VII Sims • VII Sims B • VIII Benson • VIII Kidd • IX Fletcher • IX Benham • IX Halford • IX Black B • IX Black • X Gearing • X Somers • X Forrest Sherman • ★ Joshua Humphreys
Cruisers	I Erie • II Chester • II Albany • III St. Louis • III Charleston • IV Phoenix • V Omaha • V Marblehead • V Marblehead Lima • V Rattlehead • VI Pensacola • VI Dallas • VII Atlanta • VII New Orleans • VII Helena • VII Indianapolis • VII Atlanta B • VII Boise • VII Flint • VIII Baltimore • VIII Cleveland • VIII Wichita • VIII Anchorage • VIII Congress • VIII Rochester • VIII San Diego • VIII AL Montpelier • IX Buffalo • IX Seattle • IX Vallejo • IX Alaska • IX Tulsa • IX Alaska B • X Des Moines • X Worcester • X Puerto Rico • X Salem • X Austin • ★ Annapolis
Battleships	III South Carolina • IV Wyoming • IV Arkansas Beta • V New York • V Oklahoma • V Texas • VI New Mexico • VI Arizona • VI W. Virginia '41 • VII Colorado • VII Florida • VII West Virginia '44 • VII California • VIII North Carolina • VIII Kansas • VIII Nebraska • VIII Alabama • VIII Massachusetts • VIII Alabama VL • VIII Constellation • VIII Massachusetts B • VIII Alabama ST • VIII North Carolina CLR • IX Iowa • IX Minnesota • IX Delaware • IX Missouri • IX Kearsarge • IX Illinois • IX Kearsarge B • IX Georgia • X Montana • X Vermont • X Louisiana • X Ohio • X Rhode Island • X Wisconsin • ★ Maine
Aircraft Carriers	IV Langley • VI Independence • VI Ranger • VIII Yorktown • VIII Lexington • VIII Enterprise • VIII Saipan • VIII Hornet • VIII Saipan B • X Essex • X Midway • X Franklin D. Roosevelt • ★ United States

Aircraft Carriers

Japan	IV Hōshō • VI Ryūjō • VIII Shōkaku • VIII Kaga • VIII Kaga B • X Hakuryū • ★ Sekiryu
U.K.	IV Hermes • VI Furious • VI Ark Royal • VIII Implacable • VIII Indomitable • VIII Colossus • X Audacious • X Malta • ★ Eagle
France	VI Béarn
U.S.S.R.	IV Komsomolets • VI Serov • VIII Pobeda • VIII Chkalov • VIII Chkalov B • X Admiral Nakhimov
U.S.A.	IV Langley • VI Independence • VI Ranger • VIII Yorktown • VIII Lexington • VIII Enterprise • VIII Saipan • VIII Hornet • VIII Saipan B • X Essex • X Midway • X Franklin D. Roosevelt • ★ United States
Germany	IV Rhein • VI Weser • VI Erich Loewenhardt • VIII August von Parseval • VIII Graf Zeppelin • VIII Graf Zeppelin B • X Manfred von Richthofen • X Max Immelmann
Pan-Asia	VIII Sanzang
Spain
Europe
Netherlands
Italy	VIII Aquila
Commonwealth
Pan-America

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-Overall, ''Lexington'' is a strong Tier VIII aircraft carrier.  She is fast — 33.6 knots — but she turns like a brick, and her huge size advertises her presence for miles around.  Although she has a strong wing of aircraft, careful usage of her bomber aircraft is vital as the anti-aircraft power of most Tier VIII ships and above that she will encounter begins to be very competitive (even without assistance from friendly fighters) and the "bigger but fewer squadrons" that is the national flavor of American aircraft carriers becomes more of a liability (as it is easier to focus fire on key strike aircraft, such as torpedo bombers).
+Overall, ''Lexington'' is a strong Tier VIII aircraft carrier.  She is fast — 33.6 knots — but she turns like a brick, and her huge size advertises her presence for miles around.  Although she has a strong wing of aircraft, careful usage of her bomber aircraft is vital as the anti-aircraft power of most Tier VIII ships and above that she will encounter begins to be very competitive. The higher health pool of its planes will help immensely in survival and in attack potential. The CV itself has a large detection radius of 14.5k, so careful positioning behind islands and such is vital in survival.
-* '''Stock (1-1-2)''': Starting with the ''Lexington'' as of 0.6.14 you're able to equip HE or AP bombs by upgrading the Douglas SBD-5 planes to one of the two Curtiss SB2C options - similar to how the Flight Control upgrades used to work. The "maximum" damage for HE is 10,800 and AP is 8,000 - the discrepancy being that you are more likely to citadel with AP. The other difference is the bomb dispersion area of the AP bombs is considerably smaller than for the HE bombs (51 m X 240 m as compared to 142 m X 355 m).
+*Attack aircraft
+You have two choices in upgrading your attack planes: the HVAR 127mm rockets or the Tiny Tims. The HVARs have an HE pen of 32mm but launches the payloads more densely, making it easier to hit DDs even when mistargeted. They are somewhat less effective in attacking targets with a thick deck armour due to lack of penetration(ex. Izumo, GK, etc; useful for Republique, Alsace, most cruisers) and don't deal as much damage(max 2000) Then the have the Tiny Tims. The Tiny Tim are heavy rockets that hit hard(68mm of pen) but only 6 rockets are launched. You'll have to aim carefully in order to be successful in hitting dds with these rockets. It is best advised to use these against larger targets due to the innacuracy of the TTs. But if you are able to hit dds with these, it will reward you greatly.
-Happily, ''Lexington'' need not worry about saving her fighters to defend herself.  Her anti-aircraft suite is brutally punishing to enemy bombers, particularly since she can equip the {{Defensive AA Fire}} consumable.  She has a huge detection radius and is likely to be spotted eventually, but heads-up positioning and judicious use of her copious speed will help avoid being sunk too early in a game to make her presence felt on the battlefield.
+*Torpedo bombers
+American torp planes aren't as good as IJN ones as they lack speed(35kts) and range(3.9k). However, they are able to deal more damage when all of them hit. They have a good amount of hp, which allows you to drop your payload at a closer distance. When you upgrade to SB2C Helldivers, they drop 3 torps instead of 2: giving you more chances in succeeding the drop. Closing the distance when attacking is recommended to maximize the damage and flood chance.
-Interestingly — perhaps in a nod to her battlecruiser origins — ''Lexington'' has a greater amount of armor than would be expected of a carrier, even retaining almost a proper armor belt.  Captains should be advised, though, that while her armor may bounce the odd destroyer shell, it also means cruiser and battleship armor-piercing rounds have a greater chance of causing full penetration or citadels damage that would overpenetrate on softer targets.
+*Dive bombers
+They are effective against all BBs and cruisers as you can use HE bombs to cause multiple fires. They're not recommended to be used against DDs as  they are not very accurate (unless the target is on low hp). Of course these being bombers, beware of going into a cluster of enemy ships if you fancy dropping your payload nearby them. Upgrading to the SB2C Helldiver will increase your attacking flight from 2 to 3 and bombs you to drop 1 extra bomb per payload(amounting to 6 bombs dropped at a time).
+Interestingly — perhaps in a nod to her battlecruiser origins — ''Lexington'' has a greater amount of armor than would be expected of a carrier, even retaining almost a proper armor belt.  Captains should be advised, though, that while her armor may bounce the odd destroyer shell, it also means cruiser and battleship armor-piercing rounds have a greater chance of causing full penetration or citadel damage that would otherwise overpenetrate on softer targets.
 |Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
-* Excellent anti-aircraft suite.
+* Planes have a decent healthpool
-* Strong fighters.
+* Good plane restoration time
-* Matches the same speeds as cruisers of her tier.
+* HVAR rockets have 33mm of penetration and are dropped in large amounts (24 per drop)
-* Strike planes will demolish most ships with a well-placed strike.
+* Can equip Tiny Tim rockets with high alpha damage, penetration and fire chance
-* Finally gets 1000-pound bombs, providing a boost to dive bombers' capabilities.
+* High alpha strike and fire chance with AN-M65 bombs, with six (6) bombs per drop
+* Very powerful AA suite
+* Excellent ship speed of 33 knots
 |Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
-* Very easy to detect at 17.5 km.
+* Massive ship with poor concealment
-* Strike planes can be quickly wrecked by enemy anti-aircraft fire at high tiers, particularly cruiser AA.
+* Very large turn radius and slow rudder shift
-* Bad rudder shift time and turning circle radius.
+* Torpedo bombers and dive bombers have poor speed
-* Armor is just thick enough to let incoming armor piercing shells from an enemy battleship land as regular penetrations (or citadel hits) rather than over-penetrate.
+* ''Lexington'''s hull is poorly armored, takes large amounts of damage from all sources
-* Secondaries are unreliable since she will be shot at way before the secondaries can even fire.
+* Tiny Tims are inaccurate and only six of them are launched per attack run
-* Dive bombers have somewhat questionable accuracy due to randomness of bomb drops (even when dropped manually).
 |Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
-# Upgrade to Vought F4U-1 (fighter).
+# Upgrade to SB2C Helldiver (dive bombers, followed by torpedo bombers)
-# Upgrade to Hull (B) to increase anti-aircraft protection.
+# Upgrade to F4U-1D Corsair( Attack aircraft): choose between HVAR 127mm or Tiny Tim
-# Upgrade to Grumman TBM-3 (torpedo bomber).
+# Upgrade to Hull(B) for AA, CV health and rudder shift
-# Upgrade to Curtiss SB2C (dive bomber AP or HE).
+# Proceed to the ''Midway''
 |OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
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 The recommended upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are as follows:
 *'''Slot 1''':  {{Air Groups Modification 1}}
-*'''Slot 2''':  {{Damage Control System Modification 1}}
+*'''Slot 2''':  {{Aircraft Engines Modification 1}}
-*'''Slot 3''':  {{Air Groups Modification 2}}
+*'''Slot 3''':  {{Aerial Torpedoes Modification 1}}
-*'''Slot 4''':  {{Damage Control System Modification 2}}
+*'''Slot 4''':  {{Bombers Modification 2}}
-*'''Slot 5''':  {{Concealment System Modification 1}}
+*'''Slot 5''':  {{Flight Control Modification 1}}
-'''Upgrade Slot 5''' offers players {{Concealment System Modification 1}}, which stacks with [[Ship:Commander#Concealment_Expert|Concealment Expert]] and Camouflage to bring ''{{#var:ship_name}}''`s surface detection down to a decent range of 12.8km.
+'''Upgrade Slot 5''' offers players {{Concealment System Modification 1}}, which stacks with [[Ship:Commander#Concealment_Expert|Concealment Expert]] and Camouflage to bring ''{{#var:ship_name}}''`s surface detection down to a decent range of 11.8km. However, you would want {{Flight Control Modification 1}} for more plane output.
 |CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
-{{Commander Skills
+{{Commander Skills 2
-| Priority Target = 1
+| rating11 =  <!-- Priority Target -->
-| Preventative Maintenance =
+| rating12 = 0 <!-- Preventive Maint -->
-| Expert Loader =
+| rating13 = 0 <!-- Expert Loader -->
-| Aircraft Servicing Expert = 3
+| rating14 = 3 <!-- Air Supremacy -->
-| Direction Center for Catapult Aircraft =
+| rating15 =  <!-- Direction Center for Fighters -->
-| Dogfighting Expert = 2
+| rating16 = 2 <!-- Improved Engine Boost -->
-| Incoming Fire Alert =
+| rating17 = 0 <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
-| Evasive Maneuver = 2
+| rating18 = 2 <!-- Last Gasp -->
-| High Alert = 1
+| rating21 = 0 <!-- High Alert -->
-| Jack of All Trades =
+| rating22 =  <!-- Jack of All Trades -->
-| Expert Marksman =
+| rating23 = 0 <!-- Expert Marksman -->
-| Torpedo Acceleration = 3
+| rating24 = 3 <!-- Torpedo Acceleration -->
-| Smoke Screen Expert =
+| rating25 = 0 <!-- Smoke Screen Expert -->
-| Expert Rear Gunner = 2
+| rating26 = 3 <!-- Improved Engines -->
-| Adrenaline Rush =
+| rating27 = 1 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
-| Last Stand =
+| rating28 = 0 <!-- Last Stand -->
-| Survivability Expert =
+| rating31 =  <!-- Basics of Survivability -->
-| Basics of Survivability = 1
+| rating32 = 3 <!-- Survivability Expert-->
-| Torpedo Armament Expertise = 3
+| rating33 = 0 <!-- Torpedo Armament Expertise-->
-| Emergency Takeoff = 2
+| rating34 = 3 <!-- Aircraft Armor -->
-| Basic Firing Training = 1
+| rating35 =  <!-- Basic Firing Training -->
-| Superintendent =
+| rating36 =  <!-- Superintendent -->
-| Demolition Expert =
+| rating37 = 1 <!-- Demolition Expert -->
-| Vigilance =
+| rating38 = 0 <!-- Vigilance -->
-| Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament =
+| rating41 = 0 <!-- Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament -->
-| Fire Prevention =
+| rating42 =  <!-- Fire Prevention -->
-| Inertia Fuse for HE Shells =
+| rating43 = 0 <!-- Inertia Fuse for HE Shells -->
-| Air Supremacy = 3
+| rating44 = 2 <!-- Sight Stabilization -->
-| Advanced Firing Training =
+| rating45 =  <!-- Advanced Firing Training -->
-| Manual Fire Control for AA Armament =
+| rating46 = 0 <!-- Massive AA Fire -->
-| Radio Position Finding =
+| rating47 = 0 <!-- Radio Position Finding -->
-| Concealment Expert = 2
+| rating48 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
 }}
 |Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
 ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has access to the following consumables:
-* '''Slot 1:'''  {{Damage Control Party}}
+* '''Slot 1:'''  {{Damage Control Party}} unlimited
-* '''Slot 2:'''  {{Defensive AA Fire}}
+* '''Slot 2:'''  {{CAP Fighter}} 4
+All aircraft carrier consumables are automatically activated.
+<br />'''Attack Aircraft:'''
+* '''Slot 1:'''  {{Engine Cooling}} 2
+* '''Slot 2:'''  {{Patrol Fighter}} 3
+'''Torpedo Bombers:'''
+* '''Slot 1:'''  {{Engine Cooling}} 2
+* '''Slot 2:'''  {{Patrol Fighter}} 3
+* '''Slot 3:'''  {{In-flight Repair}} 3
+'''Bombers:'''
+* '''Slot 1:'''  {{Engine Cooling}} 2
+* '''Slot 2:'''  {{Patrol Fighter}} 3
-Premium {{Defensive AA Fire II}} is recommended to counter any enemy carrier's attempts to "snipe" the player (that is, by having all bombers bypass allied ships undetected and attempting to sink the player in one hit).  {{Damage Control Party II}} is not recommended as it is typically needed only in dire moments, or when the player is the last one alive.
 |Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
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 ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' also has an alternate premium camouflage called "Nobilium", in which she appears as she does during the Halloween scenario "[[Sunray in the Darkness]]".
+''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has another alternate premium camouflage called "Ice and Fire - Lexington", which was sold as a collaboration between World of Warships and the famous hockey player Alexander Ovechkin.
 |Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
-As a carrier, ''Lexington'' can only mount at most four signals at a time and has no risk of detonating. Players should mount Equal Speed Charlie London ({{Equal Speed Charlie London|Size=18px}}), Zulu Hotel ({{Zulu Hotel|Size=18px}}), November Echo Setteseven ({{November Echo Setteseven|Size=18px}}), and Juliet Whiskey Unaone ({{Juliet Whiskey Unaone|Size=18px}}). Players can also choose to equip the Dragon Flag ({{Dragon Flag|Size=18px}}) for faster commander (re)training.
+In the past, all carriers could only mount at most four signals at a time. This is not longer the case, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can mount 8 total Signals.
-{{block|!|content=Victor Lima ({{Victor Lima|Size=16px}}) and India X-Ray ({{India X-Ray|Size=16px}}) are '''not''' recommended; with only four flag slots, ''{{#var:ship_name}}''’s flags are better invested elsewhere.}}
+As a carrier, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has no risk of detonating. As such, the signal ({{Juliet Charlie|Size=18px}}) should be disregarded for this ship.
+Players should mount Equal Speed Charlie London ({{Equal Speed Charlie London|Size=18px}}) for 50% XP gain, Zulu Hotel ({{Zulu Hotel|Size=18px}}) for 50% Commander XP gain, November Echo Setteseven ({{November Echo Setteseven|Size=18px}}) increased AA damage, Mike Yankee Soxisix ({{Mike Yankee Soxisix|Size=18px}}) secondary battery range & firing buff, Juliet Whiskey Unaone ({{Juliet Whiskey Unaone|Size=18px}}) flooding chance increase (Very useful), India-X-Ray ({{India X-Ray|Size=18px}}) fire chance increase, Victor Lima ({{Victor Lima|Size=18px}}) large fire & flooding chance increase, and India Yankee ({{India Yankee|Size=18px}}) for faster fire dissipation.
+These signals are to buff the ship performance while gaining a fair bonus of XP.
+Players can also choose to equip the Dragon Signal ({{Dragon Flag|Size=18px}}) instead of Zulu Hotel ({{Zulu Hotel|Size=18px}}) signal the for faster commander (re)training.
+Having a high leveled Captain while playing Carrier can give you an edge over other Captains.
 {{Signal Flags
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 | November Foxtrot =
 | Sierra Mike = 1
-| India Delta =
+| India Delta = 2
 | Juliet Whiskey Unaone = 3
 | India Yankee =
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 File:SexyLexy.jpg
 File:LexAtPort.jpg
+File:Lexington_fire_and_ice.jpeg|Fire and Ice camo for Lexington from the Alexander Ovechkin collaboration in 2018
+File:Lexington Nobillium.png|USS Lexington in the Nobilium camouflage as appeared in the 2018 Halloween scenario "Sunray in the Darkness".
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 |Ref= <!-- write below -->
+# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Lexington_(CV-2) USS ''Lexington'' (CV-2) - Wikipedia]
+# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington-class_aircraft_carrier ''Lexington''-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia]
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